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Ectopic origin and communicating branch of left anterior descending artery arising from the conus artery: a rare coronary anomaly

Ektoper Ursprung und kommunizierender Ast des Ramus interventricularis anterior aus der Konusarterie: eine seltene Anomalie der Koronarien

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This study was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (81400287) and Natural Science Foundation of Shanghai (19ZR1455700). The funders had no role in the study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.

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X. Shan, M. Yu and X. Zhao declare that they have no competing interests.

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Xinghua Shan and Manli Yu have contributed equally.

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Shan, X., Yu, M. & Zhao, X. Ectopic origin and communicating branch of left anterior descending artery arising from the conus artery: a rare coronary anomaly. Herz 45 (Suppl 1), 111–112 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00059-019-4830-7

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